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other candidates, ron paul, jon huntsman are for shrinking the budget. it's about 5%. at the ends of the clinton era it was 3. i think there's tremendous appetite in both parties to lower defense spending. what will republicans offer to democrats in return for getting entitlement reform and they don't want to raise taxes. they might office defense cuts. >> south carolina senator senator graham can't imagine a republican running to the left of president obama on defense policies. but i think it's really hard to see what is the emerging worldview coming from this sets of republicans but they've been freed by the fact there's a democrat in the white house to be critical of military engagements but haven't defined where they would get involved and what they would do without that. >> what do you think? >> two prisms. one is operational. draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one is repetitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, in the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built out
other candidates, ron paul, jon huntsman are for shrinking the budget. it's about 5%. at the ends of the clinton era it was 3. i think there's tremendous appetite in both parties to lower defense spending. what will republicans offer to democrats in return for getting entitlement reform and they don't want to raise taxes. they might office defense cuts. >> south carolina senator senator graham can't imagine a republican running to the left of president obama on defense policies. but i...
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america around. >> i'm jon huntsman and running for the president of the united states. >> reporter: he made stops in new jersey, and new york promising tax reform and job creation. >> for most american families there is nothing more important than a job. >> reporter: huntsman's last job was at president obama's ambassador to china but he's carefully distancing himself from his former boss. >> he and i have a difference on how to run the country we both love. >> he's intelligent. >> if he can get past the primary the independents i think would find a lot of his positions attractive. >> reporter: huntsman joins a still evolving field of gop contenders. some big name republicans have yet to decide whether they're going to run and one candidate may have trouble staying in the race. newt gingrich's top fund-raisers quit tuesday, following the mass exodus of his aides. >> i'm not going to talk to you about campaign stuff. >> reporter: other candidates are out crisscrossing the country, many wondering if rudy giuliani, sarah palin and rick perry will ever jump in the race. manuel gallegus,
america around. >> i'm jon huntsman and running for the president of the united states. >> reporter: he made stops in new jersey, and new york promising tax reform and job creation. >> for most american families there is nothing more important than a job. >> reporter: huntsman's last job was at president obama's ambassador to china but he's carefully distancing himself from his former boss. >> he and i have a difference on how to run the country we both love....
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i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our floor space. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is putting more music in more people's hands. >>> next on this week in defense news, in >>> welcome to this week in defense news. i'm vago muradian. defense secretary robert gates wants to cut $154 billion in pentagon spending over the coming five years, half of which would go back into buying weapons and funding people. to do that he'll have to convince representative buck mckeon that his plan makes sense. the ten-term california republican said defense spending should be increased if possible, but the top two republicans in the house, john boehner and eric canter have said defense cuts needed to be considered. mckeon's district includes lockhead hartin and bowing and edwards air fo
i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our floor space. how can the plum card's trade terms get your business booming? booming is putting more music in more people's hands. >>> next on this week in defense news, in...
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jon lapook is covering. michelle miller reports disaster aid for american homeowners is caught up in another budget battle on capitol hill. armen keteyian exposes the new booming business on the internet-- payday loans at ripoff rates. >> apparently, loan sharking is still legal in this country. >> pelley: and mark strassmann on a new solution to america's unemployment problem. make a product that every chinese has to have. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we like to think that when we're seriously ill and there's a drug to treat that illness that that drug will be available. but today we learned that we can't always depend on that. a new report tells us that there is a shortage of more than 200 prescription drugs in the country. some of them critical for cancer and heart patients. 82% of hospitals say they have delayed treatment because of short supplies. the food and drug administration talked today about what to do about it and we asked
jon lapook is covering. michelle miller reports disaster aid for american homeowners is caught up in another budget battle on capitol hill. armen keteyian exposes the new booming business on the internet-- payday loans at ripoff rates. >> apparently, loan sharking is still legal in this country. >> pelley: and mark strassmann on a new solution to america's unemployment problem. make a product that every chinese has to have. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening...
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. >> jon stewart and steven colbert gathering a quarter of a million people in washington to celebrate the end of anger in politics. >> we'll look forward to that. >> best political theater, christine o'donnell's television ad during the delaware senate race where she declares, quote, i'm not a witch, unquote. we haven't heard accusations of witchcraft as an issue in a u.s. senate race ever before this. best political theater. okay, worst political theater, pat. >> i've got one that will surprise you. i'm not a witch, john, i'm you. [ laughter ] >> i had the same one for worst political theater. much as i admire christine o'donnell and wanted to see her in the united states senate. >> eleanor. >> worst theater, sarah palin killing bambi and bludgeoning the halibut, and at the risk of mixing my met that force or my fish, she jumped the shark on that. her polls are dismal. 80% of women do not like sarah palin and cannot imagine her as president. >> what about ratings on the learning chapel on sunday night? >> through the roof. >> i don't think that's going all that well, either. >> monic
. >> jon stewart and steven colbert gathering a quarter of a million people in washington to celebrate the end of anger in politics. >> we'll look forward to that. >> best political theater, christine o'donnell's television ad during the delaware senate race where she declares, quote, i'm not a witch, unquote. we haven't heard accusations of witchcraft as an issue in a u.s. senate race ever before this. best political theater. okay, worst political theater, pat. >> i've...
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jon, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. this is one of the toughest issues confronting our health care system. 25% of all medicare spending, more than $100 billion, occurs in the last year of life, in part because patients get aggressive and expense itch treatments that don't work. >> give mom a kiss. >> this is a card from my son, henry. >> reporter: 53-year-old bernadette wilson treasures each moment with her family. now more than ever. >> he actually came to me and said, "miss willis offense, it's cancer." i said, "you gotta be kidding me remember were the. >> reporter: it's a brutal moment tathanks a your breath way. diagnosediagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, wilson is now talking to her doctors about her final days, which is difficult for them as well. >> it's relatively easy to formulate a treatment plan and discuss that and focus on that. it's much harder to, again, discuss the limitations of our therapies and the fact that we're all going to die. >> reporter: to make this painful discussion easier, doctors s
jon, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. this is one of the toughest issues confronting our health care system. 25% of all medicare spending, more than $100 billion, occurs in the last year of life, in part because patients get aggressive and expense itch treatments that don't work. >> give mom a kiss. >> this is a card from my son, henry. >> reporter: 53-year-old bernadette wilson treasures each moment with her family. now more than ever. >> he...
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jon lapook on a link between alcohol and breast cancer even for light drinkers. and a drug epidemic more lethal than cocaine and heroin combined. mark strassmann shows us the damage. >> he died in my wife's arms. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, european heads of government worked for weeks on a deal to prevent greece from defaulting on its debts and threatening the world economy. tonight there is reason to believe the greek government may collapse and take the deal with it. the chaos in greece trick triggered a selloff on markets all around the world. on wall street the dow fell nearly 300 points and an important wall street firm called m.f. global has collapsed because of its exposure to european debt. we have reports from both sides of the atlantic. first, anthony mason in new york where the bankruptcy of m.f. global has touched off an investigation into missing millions. anthony? >> reporter: the f.b.i. is now looking into this case, too, scott. the collapse of m.f. global, the 200-year-old
jon lapook on a link between alcohol and breast cancer even for light drinkers. and a drug epidemic more lethal than cocaine and heroin combined. mark strassmann shows us the damage. >> he died in my wife's arms. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, european heads of government worked for weeks on a deal to prevent greece from defaulting on its debts and threatening the world economy. tonight there is reason...
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doctor jon lapook reports a critical surge of chemotherapy drugs is leaving patients strambling for a life-saving alternative. america is counting on these men to get the u.s. out of afghanistan. seth doane asks, are the afghan police ready? and in tough times, our great american universities are cutting back. bill whitaker in california looks at what's happening to some of the best. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. on the day that president said he will redouble his efforts to create jobs, we're reporting from one of the nation's hot spots for unemployment. the jobless rate in california is nearly 12%, but when you add in those people who are forced to settle for part-time work, the number rises to 21.8%. more on that in just a moment. but first, the white house announce that president will go on a listening tour this month to hear people's concerns about unemployment. here's what he had to say today. >> how are we going to put people back to work? how are we going to wage their raises, increase their security? how
doctor jon lapook reports a critical surge of chemotherapy drugs is leaving patients strambling for a life-saving alternative. america is counting on these men to get the u.s. out of afghanistan. seth doane asks, are the afghan police ready? and in tough times, our great american universities are cutting back. bill whitaker in california looks at what's happening to some of the best. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good...
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congress grills jon corzine about a billion dollars in missing money. america's roads-- safer than ever. and the government says tracking may be polluting groundwater when "cbs evening news" continues. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain... two pills can last all day. ♪ tuajtibest [ th l ] ♪ ♪ i can't breathe... so...
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jon huntsman, the former governor of utah, and u.s. ambassador to the people's republic of china, announced he also will seek to be the republican nominee to challenge barack obama 17 months from now. what does jon huntsman bring to the 2012 table? one, foreign policy. ambassador to singapore, appointed by george h.w. bush. ambassador to china, appointed by barack obama. two, executive branch, huntsman has served four u.s. presidents. three, moderate politics. huntsman is a supporter of green energy and equal rights for same-sex unions. that means he can steal independent votes from obama in the general election. those factors are the said that huntsman candidacy made plplplp why did huntsman declare his intention to declare his candidacy instead of just declaring his candidacy? pat buchanan? >> you got a couple separate headlines but is delaying long. he didn't show up for the new hampshire debate. john this, guy is the wends el wilkie of 2012. >> wilkie lost. >> well, he's the media candidate show being imposed upon the republican pa
jon huntsman, the former governor of utah, and u.s. ambassador to the people's republic of china, announced he also will seek to be the republican nominee to challenge barack obama 17 months from now. what does jon huntsman bring to the 2012 table? one, foreign policy. ambassador to singapore, appointed by george h.w. bush. ambassador to china, appointed by barack obama. two, executive branch, huntsman has served four u.s. presidents. three, moderate politics. huntsman is a supporter of green...
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jon lapook examine it is study and what it means. mandy clark one on one with the top u.s. commander in afghanistan on the future of the war and the decision to begin pulling out. the man accused of the worst war crimes in europe since the natsys shows nothing but contempt for justice. mark phillips has the pictures from the court. and on this fourth of july as the space shuttle program nears an end, jim axelrod asks "what happened to the flags on the moon?" >> it's beautiful. >> pelley: do those star spangled banners yet wave? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, chantix is the most popular anti-smoking drug on the market with annual sales of nearly $800 million. but a study out today raises new safety questions about it. chantix has already been linked to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and now to a higher risk of heart disease we asked dr. jon lapook to tell us what we need to know about these new findings. >> reporter: today's study is worrisome news for the more than seven million americans who ha
jon lapook examine it is study and what it means. mandy clark one on one with the top u.s. commander in afghanistan on the future of the war and the decision to begin pulling out. the man accused of the worst war crimes in europe since the natsys shows nothing but contempt for justice. mark phillips has the pictures from the court. and on this fourth of july as the space shuttle program nears an end, jim axelrod asks "what happened to the flags on the moon?" >> it's beautiful....
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jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> in sports, some great "d" as the diamondbacks take on the astros. world with fewer chemicals. we all want the best of both worlds. introducing all free clear oxi-active. a powerful new detergent without dyes or perfumes that helps get out your toughest dirt and stains. its added natural cleaning boosters help get your whole family's wash incredibly clean. tough on stains. gentle on skin. new all free clear oxi-active. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york sunny, 82 degrees. miami thunderstorms 91. 80 degrees and sunny in chicago. dallas partly sunny, 105. l.a., partly sunny, 80. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a few thunderstorms showing up in the south and into the plains. most of the rest of the country is looking at clear skies. later today, hail and heavy rain forecast for much of the plains. some rare rain expected in texas and mild temperatures in the northeast and midwest. >>> in sports, rack up another hit for the braves dan uggla. in the first innin
jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> in sports, some great "d" as the diamondbacks take on the astros. world with fewer chemicals. we all want the best of both worlds. introducing all free clear oxi-active. a powerful new detergent without dyes or perfumes that helps get out your toughest dirt and stains. its added natural cleaning boosters help get your whole family's wash incredibly clean. tough on stains. gentle on skin. new all free clear oxi-active. >>> here's a...
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jon lapook on the excitement around a new approach that is extending lives. and 67 years ago, ted morgan was faced with a decision: save himself or help a wounded buddy. we go to normandy on this anniversary of d-day to hear about his choice. >> he kept saying "get out of here, morgan, they're gonna kill us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we start tonight with the wars in afghanistan and iraq. this has been a day of u.s. casualties in iraq and it is also a day that president obama met with his advisors about the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. he's facing a tough decision on whether to pick up the pace of u.s. withdrawals or stay the course. we'll go first to the battlefield. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is with the 101st airborne in paktika province, afghanistan it's right on the border and this is what the fight is like for u.s. troops trying to stop the enemy from crossing into afghanistan from their hideouts in pakistan. >> reporter: fox company headed out at dawn on
jon lapook on the excitement around a new approach that is extending lives. and 67 years ago, ted morgan was faced with a decision: save himself or help a wounded buddy. we go to normandy on this anniversary of d-day to hear about his choice. >> he kept saying "get out of here, morgan, they're gonna kill us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we start tonight with the wars in afghanistan and...
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all right, jon lapook reporting from houston tonight. jon, thank you very much. now turning to other news, the focus today was on creating jobs when president obama visited a g.e. plant in schenectady, new york. the plant will soon be retooled to make high-tech batteries for locomotives. the president has chosen g.e.'s chief executive jeff immeant to run his new panel of outside economic advisors. having the right c.e.o. is essential, of course of course, to any company. but what if that person gets ill? it's happened at several companies recently. do investors have a right to know? here's our senior business correspondent anthony mason. >> so this, for instance... >> reporter: when hugh mar martin, c.e.o. of pacific bio sciences, faced a health crisis last january, he called his employees together. what did you tell them? >> i said, you know, i have cancer of the blood, it's called multiple myeloma. >> reporter: martin's silicon valley company was at a vulnerable moment. he'd raised $260 million to develop a d.n.a. sequence magazine. were you worried that going
all right, jon lapook reporting from houston tonight. jon, thank you very much. now turning to other news, the focus today was on creating jobs when president obama visited a g.e. plant in schenectady, new york. the plant will soon be retooled to make high-tech batteries for locomotives. the president has chosen g.e.'s chief executive jeff immeant to run his new panel of outside economic advisors. having the right c.e.o. is essential, of course of course, to any company. but what if that person...
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jon lapook reports from the front lines. an assassination in afghanistan deals a major blow to peace talks. mandy clark is in kabul. taxpayers get burned again. bob orr on why the government spent $16 for a muffin. and the graphic ads that are helping parents save their children from the surge of meth addiction. >> how does it all end? you tell me how does it all end. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. there's news tonight in the war on cancer. a landmark report says that there has been remarkable progress on some cancers but nearly no improvement in others. the report by the american association for cancer research is a milestone. 40 years after the nixon administration declared a national campaign against the disease. after those four decades, here is the toll now. cancer in america in 2010 claimed more than 571,000 lives. that comes to about one person every minute. one in two men and one in three women can expect to get cancer in their lifetimes. so we a
jon lapook reports from the front lines. an assassination in afghanistan deals a major blow to peace talks. mandy clark is in kabul. taxpayers get burned again. bob orr on why the government spent $16 for a muffin. and the graphic ads that are helping parents save their children from the surge of meth addiction. >> how does it all end? you tell me how does it all end. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening....
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jon lapook reports. and it's a place where wounded warriors learn to hope again. david martin on the closing of walter reed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: exwfg. scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. the fallout from washington's inability to find a solution to the budget crisis and raise the debt limit has, apparently, begun. on wall street, the stock market was down for the third day in a row. the dow fell more than 198 point today. for the week, it's down nearly 400 point, and it has lost close to $105 billion in value. some of the bond rating services are now saying that even if congress does reach an agreement on a budget plan, it may be too hate to avoid lowering the rating on some american securities. we have three reports tonight on that and what it means for small business and your credit card. and we start with anthony mason. anthony. >> reporter: bob, america's credit rating has never fallen below triple a., but with washington looking increasingly disfunctional, economists now see the thre
jon lapook reports. and it's a place where wounded warriors learn to hope again. david martin on the closing of walter reed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: exwfg. scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. the fallout from washington's inability to find a solution to the budget crisis and raise the debt limit has, apparently, begun. on wall street, the stock market was down for the third day in a row. the dow fell more...
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but when we caught up with former utah governor jon huntsman, he said he was better qualified. what would you say is the biggest difference between you and mitt romney? >> look at our record as governors. we're the number-one job creator in the country. massachusetts number 47. >> reporter: that's of little concern to bob grout, a retiree with fears about his own financial security. you worried about the economy? >> very much so. worried about my 401(k). it dropped about $5,000 this last month and a half. >> reporter: $5,000? >> $5,000. >> we're a small family farm. >> reporter: the economy is the number-one issue for dairy farmer paula who voted republican in 2008. she says none of the candidates address her concerns. how do you feel it at home as a farmer? >> right now with the $7 corn and the $225 a ton hay, we aren't making anything on the milk we're selling, nothing, we aren't hardly even breaking ev even. >> reporter: now two of the other big republicans in this race, congresswoman michele bachmann and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, laid low today. they are prepa
but when we caught up with former utah governor jon huntsman, he said he was better qualified. what would you say is the biggest difference between you and mitt romney? >> look at our record as governors. we're the number-one job creator in the country. massachusetts number 47. >> reporter: that's of little concern to bob grout, a retiree with fears about his own financial security. you worried about the economy? >> very much so. worried about my 401(k). it dropped about...
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jon lapook is our medical correspondent and, jon, i wonder, how did researchers figure this out? >> reporter: scott, there are cells and mice in humans that accumulate with aging and secret toxic subsanses that can damage the surrounding tissues. and doctors wondered could they somehow be involved in the aging pro she is in what these researchers did was figure out to a way to destroy these cells in young mice and when they did that they blunted the aging process. they then let the mice get older, destroyed the cells again and sure enough, they further blunted any further aging. what they were not able to do is reverse aging. >> pelley: what are the implications for humans? >> i have to rush to say these are in mice not men, it's preliminary and who knows how it will be applied to men. but just for fun let's go there. it turns out in mice if they do exercise they lower the number of those cells. so perhaps that's the mechanism by which exercise helps all of us and that's something people can do now. but real science fiction-- and who knows if this will happen-- imagine you could
jon lapook is our medical correspondent and, jon, i wonder, how did researchers figure this out? >> reporter: scott, there are cells and mice in humans that accumulate with aging and secret toxic subsanses that can damage the surrounding tissues. and doctors wondered could they somehow be involved in the aging pro she is in what these researchers did was figure out to a way to destroy these cells in young mice and when they did that they blunted the aging process. they then let the mice...
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. >> jon nachison: we're going to open the gates. let's do it. >> pelley: they were literally a battalion-- 947 men, women and children. >> good morning, sir. welcome to stand down. we'd like to give you a breakfast bag and something to drink. >> nachison: when people come in, they're instantly transported back to the military, a time when they wore the uniform, where they were proud, where they were walking tall. >> pelley: you want them to remember a time in life when they were proud of themselves. >> nachison: i want to evoke that person in them. >> pelley: nachison does that by putting them inside a military- style base on a san diego high school athletic field-- 30 tents erected by marines from nearby camp pendleton. here, there was hot chow, warm showers, clean clothes and fresh hope. so, who can you save? >> nachison: people can save their self; i... i can't save anybody. >> pelley: you don't expect a miracle to happen when they came here for three days. >> nachison: oh, i do. >> pelley: you do? >> nachison: i do. >> ready, si
. >> jon nachison: we're going to open the gates. let's do it. >> pelley: they were literally a battalion-- 947 men, women and children. >> good morning, sir. welcome to stand down. we'd like to give you a breakfast bag and something to drink. >> nachison: when people come in, they're instantly transported back to the military, a time when they wore the uniform, where they were proud, where they were walking tall. >> pelley: you want them to remember a time in life...
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jon lapook tells us about a new study that links vitamin "e" to an increased risk of prostate cancer. and celia hatton on the search for the american dream in, of all places, china. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. tonight, the united states is accusing the iranian government of plotting to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. with a bombing attack on a restaurant here in america. one man who holds u.s. and iranian citizenship is under arrest, another suspect is at large. the justice department says the man in custody has confessed and identified iranian government officials who were involved. secretary of state hillary clinton says this "crosses a line an iran needs to be held accountable." iran has denied the allegations. we have a number of correspondents on this story tonight and we begin with bob orr. bob? >> reporter: scott, u.s. officials say it was an audacious murder for hire plot conceived, financed, and put into motion by officials inside the iranian government. the intended target was the saudi a
jon lapook tells us about a new study that links vitamin "e" to an increased risk of prostate cancer. and celia hatton on the search for the american dream in, of all places, china. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. tonight, the united states is accusing the iranian government of plotting to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. with a bombing attack on a restaurant here in america. one man who...
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. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate jon huntsman says the condition of america is totally unacceptable. >> we're passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive. >> standing in the same place where ronald reagan launched his 1980 presidential run, the former utah governor kicked off his campaign by promising new jobs, energy independence and a simpler tax code. >> what we now need is leadership that trusts in our strength. leadership that doesn't promise washington has all of the solutions to our problems. >> huntsman's biggest challenge could be distancing himself from president obama. he served as am ba bass der to china in the obama administration for two years and once called him a remarkable leader. >> huntsman is expected to emphasize his conservative values on the campaign trail but also to portray himself as a different kind of republican candidate. >> he's talking about i dropped out of high school and got past that. even released his campaign ads showing he's riding his harley through the desert. >> name r
. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate jon huntsman says the condition of america is totally unacceptable. >> we're passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive. >> standing in the same place where ronald reagan launched his 1980 presidential run, the former utah governor kicked off his campaign by promising new jobs, energy independence and a simpler tax code. >> what we now need is leadership that...
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jon lapook looks into one of the biggest meat recalls in u.s. history, forced by bacteria that resists antibiotics. and america's road out of afghanistan. seth don reports on u.s. forces building a nation in the war zone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have just seen the worst one-day fall on wall street since those dark days of 2008. it was driven by fear of another recession and worry over whether spain and italy will have to be bailed out. the dow dropped 512 points today. that's 4.3%. but look at the longer trend. just last april, the dow hit its high for the year. since then, it's fallen more than 1400 points. the decline today wiped out all the remaining gains the dow had made for this year. in the broader market, the nasdaq and the s&p 500 were both off today, either side of 5%. rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: rome and madrid are far from with the but traders tell me how concerns over europe will pay its bills has global markets aroun
jon lapook looks into one of the biggest meat recalls in u.s. history, forced by bacteria that resists antibiotics. and america's road out of afghanistan. seth don reports on u.s. forces building a nation in the war zone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have just seen the worst one-day fall on wall street since those dark days of 2008. it was driven by fear of another recession and worry over whether spain...
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and his name is jon huntsman. it's interesting to note he used to work for this president as ambassador to china. but derek says that's not the only thing that sets huntsman apart. >> well, anita, he is the former governor of utah and a mormon for sure. listen to what he says about his faith. i can't say i'm overly religious. i get satisfaction from many different types of religions and philosophies. what? sounds suspiciously squishy there. you know the word moderate is a dirty word for some of our more ideological friends over on the right. huntsman also says that his children attend catholic schools and his adopted daughters come from different religious cultures. one buddhist, the other hindu. great scott. open minded about other faiths. not overly religious. mitt romney had to give a whole speech back in '04 explaining his religious practice. let's be real. there are a lot of gop voters and independence who will find huntsman a refreshing change from the republican religious orthodox that often seems to domina
and his name is jon huntsman. it's interesting to note he used to work for this president as ambassador to china. but derek says that's not the only thing that sets huntsman apart. >> well, anita, he is the former governor of utah and a mormon for sure. listen to what he says about his faith. i can't say i'm overly religious. i get satisfaction from many different types of religions and philosophies. what? sounds suspiciously squishy there. you know the word moderate is a dirty word for...
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and in presidential politics, former utah governor jon huntsman joins the 2012 race today. the republican, who most recently served as ambassador to china for president obama, faces what many are calling a rocky road to the white house. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more this morning. jan, good morning. >> good morning, erica. jon huntsman makes it official this morning but a lot of people, including in the obama administration, are talking about how he could give barack obama a real run for the money in the general election. but before he can take on obama, he's got to win that republican primary, and that may be a challenge. in light of some of his past positions. he's worked for presidents ronald reagan, george h.w. bush and george w. bush. but it's jon huntsman's ties to another president that has many republicans questioning his gop credentials. president barack obama. >> so i'm extraordinaryly pleased to announce that jon huntsman will be our ambassador to china. >> reporter: huntsman left his second term as utah's governor to ser
and in presidential politics, former utah governor jon huntsman joins the 2012 race today. the republican, who most recently served as ambassador to china for president obama, faces what many are calling a rocky road to the white house. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more this morning. jan, good morning. >> good morning, erica. jon huntsman makes it official this morning but a lot of people, including in the obama administration, are talking about how...
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here's doctor jon lapook. >> reporter: experts suspect this deadly e. coli strain comes from contaminated fresh vegetables. but officials are unable to pinpoint the source of what they're calling supertoxic bacteria. >> the thing that's striking is how quickly it has spread and it makes public health officials very concerned that we haven't seen the peak yet. >> reporter: stephanie luca's two sons have been hospitalized with the infection which starts in the intestine and can affect the entire body. she says her boys may have eaten contaminated cucumbers, tomatoes or lettuce. public health officials are worried because there have been a growing number of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections around the world. this one is especially virulent, causing kidney failure in roughly one quarter of patients, more than twice the rate seen in similar infections. >> normally these infections hit children and the elderly much harder. this outbreak seems to be hitting everyone hard. >> reporter: the f.d.a. said today it's stepping up inspections of fresh produce
here's doctor jon lapook. >> reporter: experts suspect this deadly e. coli strain comes from contaminated fresh vegetables. but officials are unable to pinpoint the source of what they're calling supertoxic bacteria. >> the thing that's striking is how quickly it has spread and it makes public health officials very concerned that we haven't seen the peak yet. >> reporter: stephanie luca's two sons have been hospitalized with the infection which starts in the intestine and can...
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jon lapook, thank you very much. for more information on this story all you have to do is go to our partner in health news, webmd.com, and search "cholesterol." now to the changing american family. the census bureau reported today that married couples now make up less than half of all u.s. households. back in 1950, it was 78%. coming up next, revisiting srebrenica. >> smith: in this spring of so it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. do you often experience the feeling of a dry mouth? it can be the side effect of many medications. dry mouth can be frustrating... and ignoring it can lead to... sipping water can help, but dentists recommend biotene. biotene moisturizes and helps supplement some of saliva's enzymes, providing soothing relief when you need it most. don't ignore dry mouth... look for biotene in your oral care section to
jon lapook, thank you very much. for more information on this story all you have to do is go to our partner in health news, webmd.com, and search "cholesterol." now to the changing american family. the census bureau reported today that married couples now make up less than half of all u.s. households. back in 1950, it was 78%. coming up next, revisiting srebrenica. >> smith: in this spring of so it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site...
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he said he said a prayer for today's meeting then you have senator jon kyl, a republican, saying that the white house essentially walked away from $500 billion in cuts that the do sides had already agreed to so no one right now can point to any progress that these talks are achieving. >> pelley: senator mcconnell proposed a stopgap plan today in case they miss the deadline. what was that about? >> well, it's a pretty complicated plan, scott, and it essentially boils down to allowing the president to raise the debt limit in fits and starts over the next year and a half and essentially puts off any talk of spending cuts to a later date. the plan went over with a thud among house republicans who see this as giving in, but mcconnell says that he doesn't want to be a party to default and he certainly doesn't want republicans to be blamed if there is a default, scott. >> pelley: thanks, nancy. this deal to reduce the deficit could be huge. somewhere between $1 and $4 trillion. they're talking about taxes, social security, medicare, defense and most everyone agrees thisv it has to be done by
he said he said a prayer for today's meeting then you have senator jon kyl, a republican, saying that the white house essentially walked away from $500 billion in cuts that the do sides had already agreed to so no one right now can point to any progress that these talks are achieving. >> pelley: senator mcconnell proposed a stopgap plan today in case they miss the deadline. what was that about? >> well, it's a pretty complicated plan, scott, and it essentially boils down to allowing...
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former county exec jack jon pleaded guilty in a scandal involving a pay to play scheme in which developers have admitted to being paid six government contracts. the two were arrested a few days before leslie johnson was sworn in as a county council member and there, she has remained ever since. >> i think it is better for the county to step down. since she is a part of her husband. >> well, remember back in november, the fbi said leslie johnson could be heard talking on the phone to her husband over flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet and stuffing $80,000 in her underwear and bra. mike, andrea? >> what if mrs. johnson does plead guilty to the felony charges this morning, what happens then? >> well, it is required she would have to step down if indeed she does plead guilty to a felony charge. anything less remains to be seen. she could still be sitting on city council and obviously people have something to say about that. >> surae chinn reporting live from greenbelt, maryland. >> the students of a missing teacher are hoping for good news this morning. tom taught at bishop o'connell sc
former county exec jack jon pleaded guilty in a scandal involving a pay to play scheme in which developers have admitted to being paid six government contracts. the two were arrested a few days before leslie johnson was sworn in as a county council member and there, she has remained ever since. >> i think it is better for the county to step down. since she is a part of her husband. >> well, remember back in november, the fbi said leslie johnson could be heard talking on the phone to...
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jon lapook, thanks so much. kentucky is a long way from iraq, but two iraqi men living there have just been indicted on charges they conspired to send weapons and money to insurgents back home. here's justice correspondent bob orr. >> reporter: prosecutors stay two suspects arrested in bowling green, kentucky, were hardened on the battlefields of iraq. now waad ramadan alwan and mohanad shareef hammadi have been charged with 23 counts of attempting to provide material support to al qaeda and conspiracy to transfer stinger missiles. alwan, the alleged ringleader, is accused of conspiring to kill americans with weapons of mass destruction. the f.b.i. says alwan's fingerprints have been matched up in the lab to two latent prints liftd from a bomb component recovered in iraq in 2005 shortly before alwan's capture by iraqi authorities. court papers do not say when alwan was released, but in 2009 he and hammadi both came to the u.s. as two of the 54,000 displaced iraqis who sought refuge here over the past five years.
jon lapook, thanks so much. kentucky is a long way from iraq, but two iraqi men living there have just been indicted on charges they conspired to send weapons and money to insurgents back home. here's justice correspondent bob orr. >> reporter: prosecutors stay two suspects arrested in bowling green, kentucky, were hardened on the battlefields of iraq. now waad ramadan alwan and mohanad shareef hammadi have been charged with 23 counts of attempting to provide material support to al qaeda...
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jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> hill: if you are a care giver for someone with alzheimer's and need help, log on to webmd.com, search "alzheimer's care" and you'll find a list of resources. when we come back, americans are driving like it's 1949. working in the garden, painting. my doctor suggested spiriva right then. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i love what it does. it opens up the airways. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor right away if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, have vision changes or eye pain, or have problems passing urine. tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, problems passing urine, or an enlarged prostate, as these may worsen with spiriva. also, discuss the medicines you take, even eye drops. side effects include dry mouth, constipation, and trouble passing urine. it makes me breathe easier. i can't do everything i used to do. but there's a
jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> hill: if you are a care giver for someone with alzheimer's and need help, log on to webmd.com, search "alzheimer's care" and you'll find a list of resources. when we come back, americans are driving like it's 1949. working in the garden, painting. my doctor suggested spiriva right then. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i love what it does. it opens...
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. >> jon krakauer: it's a beautiful story, and it's a lie. >> kroft: jon krakauer is also a best-selling author and mountaineer, who wrote "into thin air" and "into the wild." he was one of mortenson's earliest backers, donating $75,000 to his non-profit organization. but after a few years, krakauer says he withdrew his support over concerns that the charity was being mismanaged, and he later learned that the korphe tale that launched mortenson into prominence was simply not true. did he stumble into this village in a weakened state? >> krakauer: absolutely not. >> kroft: nobody helped him out and nursed him back to health. >> krakauer: absolutely not. i... i have spoken to one of his companions, a close friend who hiked out from k2 with him, and this companion said, "greg never heard of korphe till a year later." >> kroft: strangely enough, krakauer's version of events is backed up by greg mortensen himself in his earliest telling of the story. in an article he wrote for the newsletter of the american himalayan foundation after his descent from k-2, mortenson makes no mention of his exp
. >> jon krakauer: it's a beautiful story, and it's a lie. >> kroft: jon krakauer is also a best-selling author and mountaineer, who wrote "into thin air" and "into the wild." he was one of mortenson's earliest backers, donating $75,000 to his non-profit organization. but after a few years, krakauer says he withdrew his support over concerns that the charity was being mismanaged, and he later learned that the korphe tale that launched mortenson into prominence...
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>> that is the question for jon huntsman. look at his record when he was governor of utah, he was a moderate governor then. he has this loyalist demeanor with president obama, trying to emphasize that and then you have to look at his record. it's very tough for jon huntsman to define who he is. if he tries to go too far to the right and beat up on barack obama, is he going to look disloyal and will voters believe it? is he going to seem real if he starts running as some far right conservative. we saw what happened when mitt romney ran in 2008. no one bought it, and it hurt him in 2008. >> and ron, is that the question at this point? has this come together? are they staking out their positions to what we're going to see in the election here? is huntsman closer to the center, and it's rick perry who just at this point does not seem interested in being inclusive. >> we're in that point of the campaign it happens every cycle when the party out of power is dissatisfied with their field, it's hard to see anybody this early on stand
>> that is the question for jon huntsman. look at his record when he was governor of utah, he was a moderate governor then. he has this loyalist demeanor with president obama, trying to emphasize that and then you have to look at his record. it's very tough for jon huntsman to define who he is. if he tries to go too far to the right and beat up on barack obama, is he going to look disloyal and will voters believe it? is he going to seem real if he starts running as some far right...
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. >> pelley: does the name jon huntsman ring a bell? that's the first problem huntss man will have to overcome after he joined the race for the republican national-- the republican presidential nomination today. but even you never heard of him, president obama knows him very well, and nancy cordes tells us, he'd prefer not to run against him. >> i'm john huntsman and i'm running for president of the united states. thank you, all. >> reporter: he may not be the best-known candidate but former utah governor john huntsman still makes the white house nervous. so nervous, they named him ambassador to china two years ago, hoping he might drop any plans to run for president. >> i know that john is the kind of leader who always puts country ahead of party. >> reporter: no such luck. today, huns man announced his bid, standing before the statue of liberty. >> we will conduct this campaign on the high road. >> reporter: then changed into a checkered shirt and headed to new hampshire. >> when i was governor, we cut taxes. we flattened rates. we ba
. >> pelley: does the name jon huntsman ring a bell? that's the first problem huntss man will have to overcome after he joined the race for the republican national-- the republican presidential nomination today. but even you never heard of him, president obama knows him very well, and nancy cordes tells us, he'd prefer not to run against him. >> i'm john huntsman and i'm running for president of the united states. thank you, all. >> reporter: he may not be the best-known...
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. >> up next, jon huntsman officially joins the republican presidential race. see where he sits in the polls. >> angie? >> live from sky 9, 301 crane highway at south osborn. crews still trying to clear this earlier car fire out of the way. d.c. roads still ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. so our dentist recommended act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle. >>> a place to always get your weather first. a look at northwest washington. the big fountain there. looks great this morning. 69 degrees there right now. maybe near 70 depending on where you're waking up. >> i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad you're here. howard bernstein on the weather terrace with the forecast. he had the umbrella in hand but it is not open. >>
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charges the army provided no details as to what led to chen's death and pentagon spokesman captain jon kirby. >> any case of hazing or inappropriate conduct to a fellow soldier, airman, marine, sailor, coast guardsman is inappropriate. >> reporter: but chen's family want to know exactly what happened right before he died. they will get their chance to ask military investigators in a face-to-face meeting on january 4th. bob orr, cbs news, washington. walmart pulls a suspect baby formula off its shelves. we will tell you why. >>> plus shock on a railway platform as a woman falls from the train to the tracks below. this is the "cbs morning news." i'd race down that hill without a helmet. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk
charges the army provided no details as to what led to chen's death and pentagon spokesman captain jon kirby. >> any case of hazing or inappropriate conduct to a fellow soldier, airman, marine, sailor, coast guardsman is inappropriate. >> reporter: but chen's family want to know exactly what happened right before he died. they will get their chance to ask military investigators in a face-to-face meeting on january 4th. bob orr, cbs news, washington. walmart pulls a suspect baby...
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forker utah governor, jon huntsman. from minnesota, congresswoman michele bachmann. representing the 14th district of texas, congressman ron paul ( cheers and applause ) frommality lanta, georgia, business man herman cain. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney ( applause ) former house speaker newt gingrich ( applause ) current texas governor rick perry ( applause ) and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum ( applause ) mr. cain, i'd like to begin this evening with you, sir. >> yes. >> garrett: this week a u.n. nuclear watchdog agency provided additional credible evidence that iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. if you were president right now what would you do specifically that this administration is not doing to prevent iran from obtang a nuclear weapon? >> the first thing that i would do is to insist the opposition movement in iran that's trying to overthrough the regime. our enemies are not the people of iran. it's the regime, and a regime change is what they are trying to achieve. secondly, we need to put economic pressure on iran by way of our own energ
forker utah governor, jon huntsman. from minnesota, congresswoman michele bachmann. representing the 14th district of texas, congressman ron paul ( cheers and applause ) frommality lanta, georgia, business man herman cain. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney ( applause ) former house speaker newt gingrich ( applause ) current texas governor rick perry ( applause ) and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum ( applause ) mr. cain, i'd like to begin this evening with you, sir. >>...
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. >> i think it will be tough for jon huntsman to define who he is. if he tries to go too far to the right, is he going to look disloyal and will voters believe it? >> he was raised mormon like mitt romney. in a new gallup poll, one in five americans said they would not vote for a mormon for president. romney said the election will come down to the economy. >> my guess is people will vote on the person expected to get jobs again. >> nine republicans running for president and there are still some beg names on the fence. rudy giuliani and former alaska governor sarah palin have yet to decide. an advisor to rick perry says the texas governor is 50/50 on making a run for the white house. >> reporter: whoever wins the republican nomination and takes on president obama will need plenty of money. the president is already raising funds into bringing a billion dollars for his re- election campaign. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> time now to answer the question of the morning. >> the question was, 35% of men say they never do this without asking their wi
. >> i think it will be tough for jon huntsman to define who he is. if he tries to go too far to the right, is he going to look disloyal and will voters believe it? >> he was raised mormon like mitt romney. in a new gallup poll, one in five americans said they would not vote for a mormon for president. romney said the election will come down to the economy. >> my guess is people will vote on the person expected to get jobs again. >> nine republicans running for president...
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jon lapook has more. >> reporter: worrisome news for the more than 7 million americans who have taken chantix. a new analysis links the pill to a 72% increase in the risk of heart problems. >> it is causing the same problems that we are trying to prevent, that's why it's not working. we need to prevent cardio disease among smokers, not increase. >> reporter: the rebuke combines 14 studies involving more than 8,000 patients. while a 72% increased risk sounds alarming, the companion editorial titles, is it a heartbreaker? notes that cardiovascular problems including chest pain, heart attack and stroke are still rare. occurring in only about 1% of patients taking chantix. the drugmaker pfizer questions the way the analysis was conducted. dr. gail caldwell is vice president of medical affairs for pfizer. >> we will continue to do a more in-depth look as the fda is asking us to do but to date we have not seen evidence of important risks to the heart health of patients. >> reporter: in mid june the fda warned chantix might be linked to a small increase in heart problems if smokers who have
jon lapook has more. >> reporter: worrisome news for the more than 7 million americans who have taken chantix. a new analysis links the pill to a 72% increase in the risk of heart problems. >> it is causing the same problems that we are trying to prevent, that's why it's not working. we need to prevent cardio disease among smokers, not increase. >> reporter: the rebuke combines 14 studies involving more than 8,000 patients. while a 72% increased risk sounds alarming, the...
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for more on jon mclaughlin, go to our website cbsnews.com saturday. >> jon will come back with big performance of his big hit. don't go away. watching. ♪ we knew we were coming back to my town back to your town gray skies ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ [ female announcer ] your favorite holiday flavors are here. with some new ones to love. ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it ♪ express yourself [ female announcer ] introducing new warm cinnamon sugar cookie and brown sugar maple latte. coffee is like the holidays. it's better when you add your flavor. coffee-mate. from nestle. it's better when you add your flavor. [husband:] getting cold out here. [wife:] in here too. we need more affordable energy in this country. we need to protect the environment. what about the economy? what about our planet? [announcer:] at conocophillips, we're helping power america's economy with cleaner, affordable natural gas. more jobs. less emissions. a good answer for everyone. so with affordable energy that we can get to safely... we could afford to eat out more often. our daughter likes my cooking. don't you lori...
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former utah governor jon huntsman and rick santorum weren't invited to this forum because their poll numbers were not so good. >>> in other news, pakistani intelligence agents working with their cia counterparts have arrested a senior al-qaeda leader. the man, eunice almoor tanny was believed to have been assigned by osama bin laden to target interests around the globe. his arrest and that of two others were announced six days before the ten-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. >>> today, newly retired general david petraeus will be sworn in as the 20th director of the cia. petraeus who retired last week after 37 years in the army will assume his new post in a private ceremony. some analysts expect the on- going war in afghanistan to be a source of tension between petraeus and some members of the obama administration. >>> forecasters are now saying hurricane katia will have very little impact on the united states. the storm though is a big one. now a category four hurricane, winds up to 135 miles per hour. right now, the storm is 450 miles southeast of bermuda. forecasters expect it
former utah governor jon huntsman and rick santorum weren't invited to this forum because their poll numbers were not so good. >>> in other news, pakistani intelligence agents working with their cia counterparts have arrested a senior al-qaeda leader. the man, eunice almoor tanny was believed to have been assigned by osama bin laden to target interests around the globe. his arrest and that of two others were announced six days before the ten-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks....
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wh wh on tuesday, it was jon huntsman's turn, the former utah governor turned u.s. ambassador to china stood flanked between two fluttering american flags with the iconic statue of liberty as a backdrop. the campaign was trying to go big in hoping the image of ronald reagan who in 1980 kicked off his general election campaign in the very same liberty state park. >> we will make america great again. >> reporter: so huntsman has to be who he is even though he knows he's by comparison a pale reflection of ronald reagan. >> when mitt romney made his announcement -- >> we love america. we believe in america. he chose not massachusetts where he was governor or in michigan where he watched his 2008 campaign, but rather in new hampshire. it's the nation's first primary state, a state he previously lost to john mccain and still a key battleground if romney wants to win the nomination. lesser known former minnesota governor tim pawlenty took a similar approach. >> we need a better and president. >> reporter: trying to lay down his marker in iowa and then there's newt gingrich
wh wh on tuesday, it was jon huntsman's turn, the former utah governor turned u.s. ambassador to china stood flanked between two fluttering american flags with the iconic statue of liberty as a backdrop. the campaign was trying to go big in hoping the image of ronald reagan who in 1980 kicked off his general election campaign in the very same liberty state park. >> we will make america great again. >> reporter: so huntsman has to be who he is even though he knows he's by comparison...
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. >> reporter: the idea made cain a target in the debate last night with jon huntsman mocking 999 as a gimmick. >> i thought it was the price of a pita when i heartheard about it, herman. >> reporter: if enacted, however, 99 nine, would make filing taxes easy. most families would pay a flat 9% income tax can only one deduction for charitable contributions. there would be no tax on capital gains which also leads to a simple conclusion. >> it will raise taxes on the poor. it will cut taxes on the rich. >> reporter: roberton williams of the nonpartisan tax policy center calls 999 a double hit on low-income americans. the 30 million households that now pay no federal income taxes, including some families making up to $49,000, would start paying 9%, plus the 9% sales tax on consumer goods like food, medicine, and gasoline. upper income americans, meanwhile, would see their top 35% income tax rate slashed it 9%. >> they'd see very, very large tax cuts. >> reporter: richer people would pay comparatively less. >> they would pay absolute less than they're paying right now. >> reporter: and no
. >> reporter: the idea made cain a target in the debate last night with jon huntsman mocking 999 as a gimmick. >> i thought it was the price of a pita when i heartheard about it, herman. >> reporter: if enacted, however, 99 nine, would make filing taxes easy. most families would pay a flat 9% income tax can only one deduction for charitable contributions. there would be no tax on capital gains which also leads to a simple conclusion. >> it will raise taxes on the poor....
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former utah governor jon huntsman is calling for sweeping tax reform. >> clearing out the cobwebs, deductions and corporate subsidies. >> reporter: most gop contenders including rick perry will take their messages to south carolina today, participating in a forum in the battleground state. now senator jim demint is tea party favorite and south carolina's most powerful republican will be hosting a gop forum today. he is not making an endorsement just yet but reminded the candidates they will have to appeal to the tea party movement. terrell busy day on the campaign trail. >> absolutely, tara mergener have a great labor day. >>> overseas in libya, rebel forces are on the verge of the final assault. many of gadhafi senior officials and group of heavily armed loyalists are believed to be held up in bali walid. >>> a plant began to generate 60 megawatts of electricity last night. iran built the plant with russian help and says it will be used for peaceful purposes only. >>> take a quick break. coming up on "the morning news" the final phase of amanda knox's appeal gets under way in italy. >>> plus
former utah governor jon huntsman is calling for sweeping tax reform. >> clearing out the cobwebs, deductions and corporate subsidies. >> reporter: most gop contenders including rick perry will take their messages to south carolina today, participating in a forum in the battleground state. now senator jim demint is tea party favorite and south carolina's most powerful republican will be hosting a gop forum today. he is not making an endorsement just yet but reminded the candidates...
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jon wood digital sainterred up to a bar, ordered a beer and then robbed a nearby wells fargo bank. then he came back to finish his brew. the 52-year-old man was arrested right there at the bar. tonight he is being held on $10,000 bond. >>> an itinerary change left relatives of a nine-year-old girl panicked when a plane arrived in new york and she wasn't on it. >> reporter: the family of clowe boyce says southwest airlines did not inform them when the girl had to unexpectedly change planes. the records showed her landing a la guardia airport when she was still in baltimore. >> it was the scariest moment of my life. >> reporter: the airline eventually called the mom and told her an employee took her off the plane in baltimore to rebook her because the flight she was on was overcrowded. the airline was apologize and given the family a refund. southwest's policy on un company minors aims to avoid these kind of situations by booking them only on flights where they do have to change planes. >>> you are running out of time to do the holiday shopping. we will tell you why night time could
jon wood digital sainterred up to a bar, ordered a beer and then robbed a nearby wells fargo bank. then he came back to finish his brew. the 52-year-old man was arrested right there at the bar. tonight he is being held on $10,000 bond. >>> an itinerary change left relatives of a nine-year-old girl panicked when a plane arrived in new york and she wasn't on it. >> reporter: the family of clowe boyce says southwest airlines did not inform them when the girl had to unexpectedly...
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jon huntsman is taking a fellow candidate texas governor rick perry to task over the question of evolution. perry says evolution "has some gaps in it" and told a boy in texas there's creationism too. huntsman said he believes in creationism, too. >>> they'll focus on deporting criminals or those who pose a threat to security. those who don't have criminal records will be able to stay in the u.s. and apply for work permits. >>> and here to comes again, phoenix, batons its hatches as another huge sand storm rolls over the city. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and
jon huntsman is taking a fellow candidate texas governor rick perry to task over the question of evolution. perry says evolution "has some gaps in it" and told a boy in texas there's creationism too. huntsman said he believes in creationism, too. >>> they'll focus on deporting criminals or those who pose a threat to security. those who don't have criminal records will be able to stay in the u.s. and apply for work permits. >>> and here to comes again, phoenix, batons...